The Israeli occupation goes ahead with brutal aggression on Gaza for day 317, with people finding no safe place to go to and hospitals risking to go out of service in both the besieged enclave’s north and south.
Israeli bombing centered on Sunday in the Gaza Strip’s center, Palestinian media reported.
Health Ministry in Gaza announced that at least 40,099 people have been martyred and 92,609 others have been injured since the war started on October 7.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Civil Defense said the true death toll in Gaza is likely much higher than more than 40,000 confirmed since thousands of people remain missing.
The organization confirmed that at least 10,000 Palestinians remain under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli military attacks, and rescuers have been unable to get to them due to the ongoing attacks, including the deliberate targeting of civil defense crews.
No Safe Places
Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has repeated its call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Families have been forced to flee the Al Maghazi area, after the Israeli authorities issued more evacuation orders.
Thousands of people in #Gaza continue to face displacement with nowhere safe to go. There is no more space for them to shelter in. Gaza needs a #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/mhDhRa5gQq
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 18, 2024
In a post on X, it said families have been forced to flee Maghazi after the Israeli authorities issued a new evacuation order on Saturday.
“Thousands of people in Gaza continue to face displacement with nowhere safe to go. There is no more space for them to shelter in. Gaza needs a ceasefire now,” it said.
Hospitals May Go Out of Service
On the other hand, Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, said the medical facility will have to stop working within the next 24 hours.
This is due to a shortage of fuel and medical supplies, he told Al-Jazeera.
Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, has stated that the facility will have to stop operating within the next 24 hours due to a lack of fuel and medical supplies.
Shame on you Arab leaders🇹🇷🇪🇬🇯🇴 🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/CKZ3T4hoQv
— Halima Khan (@khanhalima18) August 18, 2024
Elsewhere in the south of the enclave, Rafah’s Kuwaiti Hospital stopped performing surgeries due to the shortage of fuel and medical supplies, along with a lack of doctors.
Suhaib al-Hams, director of the Kuwaiti Hospital in Gaza’s Rafah city, said a shortage of doctors, medicines and fuel has forced the facility to stop performing surgeries.
“We are witnessing the collapse of the health system and an inability to care for patients and the increasing number of injuries due to the bombing,” he was quoted as saying by the Palestinian Information Center.
Source: Palestinian media
